Peeba YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Peeba went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2023
Industry: B2B
Team size: 30
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Jacky LaiFounder

What Peeba does

Peeba is a one-stop B2B wholesale marketplace that is changing the way retailers across Asia purchase inventory. We’ve streamlined the buying process, making it easier than ever for independent retailers to buy top-selling products from unique brands for their stores.

Peeba's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Peeba, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Peeba

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Risk-free wholesale for Southeast Asian retailers

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a B2B marketplace that lets independent retailers across Southeast Asia buy wholesale inventory from brands without upfront risk. Our platform simplifies ordering, curation, and payment in one place, making it easy for small retailers to stock top-selling products that fit their stores.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work in Jakarta, Indonesia, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Jakarta is where the retailers and the wholesale market we serve are located. Being local helps us stay connected to our users and understand their challenges directly.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Peeba YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Peeba's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Peeba would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.